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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F126 Language Persian Level [36] Series

1. Mss Eur F126/29-35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/29-35
Title:
Sir Lewis Pelly's journey from Persia to Afghanistan, 1860
Scope & Content:
The series contains letters, reports, despatches, memorandum and journals relating to Lewis Pelly's special duty to travel overland from Tehran to Kurrachee [Karachi] visiting Meshed [Mashhad], Herat and Candahar [Kandahar] and in the course of the journey to gather intelligence and information ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1860-1864
Extent:

7 files (786 folios)

2. Mss Eur F126/48-54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/48-54
Title:
Reports, Treaties and Papers relating to the Persian Gulf Written or Compiled by Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
The series comprises reports, treaties and other papers relating to Lewis Pelly's time in the Persian Gulf and covers proposed extensions to the telegraph network through Persia and Muscat; trade in and around the Persian Gulf; and compiled knowledge of the local tribes in the area. The papers ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
1863-1872
Extent:

7 files (129 folios)

3. Mss Eur F126/65-68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F126/65-68
Title:
Miscellaneous Papers relating to Affairs in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The files contain notes, correspondence, press cuttings, sketches, a journal, and a published paper relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf during Lewis Pelly's term as Political Resident there (1862-1873). The files include Pelly's explorations and travels throughout the Gulf region, and espec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Persian, and Urdu
Date Range:
1864-c 1873
Extent:

4 files (102 folios)